Trains at Clapham Junction 07/08/12

As the newly complete Shard looms over the ever changing London Skyline, the busy commuter systems of the South London Region were being made apparent at what can still be argued as the busiest train station in the world in terms of train movements, Clapham Junction. Located a few miles out of two of London's Major Termini, this station is a hive of activity around the clock, with a constant display of unit run suburban and express services as well as the occasional passing of locomotive hauled freight services. During this Olympic period, the station was even more crowded than usual, with hundreds flocking to the Stratford Olympic Park by way of the West London Line, which terminates on Platform 1 of the Station.

A majority of the Station is managed by Southwest Trains which run nearly all of its services out of London Waterloo through this station. Other operators include Southern Railways which send a majority of its trains through here out of London Victoria. London Overground has a small presence at the station, only occupying one of the Platforms in order to reverse West London Line services. This is hoped to increase in the future with the planned opening of the South London Line to connect Clapham Junction to the East London Line via Brixton.

Today's hour spent at this incredibly busy station saw not a single quiet moment, in pretty much each and every direction, there was at least 1 train moving. The trains that run through this station mainly comprise of the following:

Class 444 and 450 Desiro units running Outer Suburban and Express services out of Waterloo
Class 455 units running other suburban services out of both Waterloo and Victoria
Class 442 5WES units running the Gatwick Express
Class 158s and 159s running services to Salisbury, Bristol and Exeter St Davids
Class 456s running suburban services out of Victoria
Class 458 Juniper Units running services to Reading out of Waterloo
Class 378 Capital Units running trains on the West London Line to Stratford
Class 377 Electrostars running express and Outer Suburban services out of Victoria
And on this particular occasion, former EWS Class 66, 66151, fighting its way through the seemingly endless passenger services with an empty aggrigate working from the south

Overall a spectacular location for any rail enthusiasts!

Enjoy!